Sènakpon Fidèle Dedehouanou is currently a researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics at University of Abomey Calavi in Benin. His research focus is on micro-economic issues of development, but he was always very interested in macro-economic issues as well. He is a member of institutions such as the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He has been involved in research projects on agriculture, governance, social protection, and employment issues and has presented his work at several international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. Dedehouanou holds a Ph.D. in development economics from KU Leuven in Belgium.